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Chapter 223: Loyalty and bravery, only profit is the plan (Part 2)

Zhang Xutuo was stunned. Looking at the other party's expression and tone, it seemed that he really trusted himself unconditionally. However, the two sides had never had any relationships before, and he had worked as a different leader in Luoyang for several years, and he had never made any political achievements that could have been more than enough. Under this situation, how could this young prince be so heart-warming about such an official who was promoted by Yang Yangsu? At this moment, Zhang Xutuo was really puzzled by this. This was just because he was not Yuan Tiangang and knew nothing about his future.

Although Yang Zhao never opened his eyes, he had the ability to do so because of his special origin. In that period of history, the inspiring Zhang Biejia in front of him will become the white jade pillar of the Sui Dynasty that was already in turmoil and shaky at any time, and build a purple and golden beam of the sea. It was he who guarded Henan Road as the "Ji County and led the ambassador of the Twelve County Hei County to promote and punish the 12 counties of Henan Road", so that the concierge of the Sui Dynasty, which was full of beacons everywhere, could barely maintain smooth traffic. The decrees issued by Yang Guang, who was in Jiangdu, could also convey Luoyang and Daxing, so that the north and south would not be isolated. The importance of Zhang Xutuo can be compared with the later loyal King Li Xiucheng of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom and Zeng Guofan of the Qing court.

Unfortunately, Li Mi joined Wagang Village and set up an ambush with tricks, causing Zhang Xutuo's troops to be surrounded by all sides. Zhang Xutuo had already escaped, but saw that his subordinates were still surrounded, so he rushed into the encirclement to rescue him. After four times, his troops were all dispersed. Seeing that things were irreversible, Zhang Xutuo felt ashamed of the emperor Yang Guang, so he put off his horse and died in battle. Such loyalty and righteousness is really heartbreaking. Now, although Yang Zhao is sure that the Great Sui Dynasty will never repeat the mistake of dying in the second lifetime under his intervention, no matter how things change, the person involved will not change. Therefore, although Yang Zhao and Zhang Xutuo met for the first time today, he believed 100% of the time that he would never be in harmony with Yang Su and colluded with each other.

Zhang Xutuo himself knew nothing about all this. However, he was not a mother-in-law and would not regard his reputation as a Confucian scholar who was studying hard, and even ignored the interests of the court and the people for a good reputation. Since he saw that the little prince did speak sincerely, he also put aside his concerns, bowed his hands, and said in a calm voice: "Since the prince is so wrong, if the subordinate officials refuse again, it will seem hypocritical. In the future, as long as the prince gives some instructions, it must not violate the laws of the court, the subordinate officials must go through fire and water, and will not refuse."

Yang Zhao put his fists back and smiled and said, "Okay, then I thank Zhang Biejia first." After a pause, he said, "In fact, according to the laws of the Great Sui Dynasty, the governance of local prefectures and counties, and civil and military affairs have their own duties. As long as everyone is loyal to their duties, there is no need for me, the Minister of the Henan Daoxingtai, to meddle in other people's business. Moreover, I am lazy by nature, even if I want to learn from the diligence of the emperor's grandfather, I am afraid that I will not be able to become a dog like a dog. Zhang Biejia was able to stabilize the situation in time after the unfortunate murder of governor Yang, which shows that his talent is worthy of taking the great responsibility. Therefore, I have asked the emperor's grandfather for an imperial edict here." Before Zhang Xutuo could speak, he took out a bright yellow scroll from his side, stood up and said, "Zhang Xutuo, listen to the order."

Zhang Xutuo was suddenly shocked, then left his seat and knelt down and saluted, saying, "My emperor is above, my minister Zhang Xutuo listened to the order."

Yang Zhao unfolded the scroll and said in a deep voice: "Wu of Wei once said that since ancient times, he has been appointed and revived, but he has never been able to govern the world with a wise man and a gentleman? He has never left the streets and alleys. How could he meet? Now, the other leader of Luozhou is engaged in Zhang Xutuo, who is diligent and upright and selfless. Since only talent is the only one, I will be able to get it right and make great use. Therefore, I specially appointed him as the governor of Luozhou, and I will be together with Yi Tong. I hope that his hard work and the king's affairs will not be disappointed. I admire this."

Zhang Xutuo let out a heavy sigh and kowtowed, "Thank you for the grace of my emperor. I am Zhang Xutuo to receive the order." He raised his hands high and took the imperial edict in his hand. Yang Zhao smiled and stretched out his hand to support him, saying, "Then from today on, the matter in Luoyang will be troubled by General Zhang."

Zhang Xutuo said in a deep voice: "I have received the wrong love between Your Majesty and the Prince. I should devote myself to my work until I die." But every word is loud and clear. Yang Zhao laughed and said: "There is no need to be so serious. In short, governor Zhang thinks what should be done and how to do it, so please let go without any scruples. If there is any obstacle, I will naturally deal with it."

"The official understands." In just this blink of an eye, Zhang Xutuo returned to his calmness. He said: "The most urgent task is to select talents and appoint talents to fill the various vacancies caused by the rebellion of Yang Su's subordinates such as the county governments of Luozhou and its subordinates Xingyang, Zhongmu, Xinzheng, Xinmi, Yuanyang, Xin'an, Yiyang, Yanshi, Mengjin, Gongyi, Dengfeng, Ruzhou, Yichuan, Ruyang, Yuzhou, etc...."

"The vacancies for each county under Luoyang are required. Governor Zhang will prepare a list later and submit them to the king for a review." Yang Zhao interrupted Zhang Xutuo's speech and said, "However, I have a candidate for the appointment of Luozhou Zhengzhong."

Zhizhong was the deputy governor and the second largest in the state. He was the one who was in charge of specific administrative affairs in the state. The governor had the right to recommend candidates to the court, but he had no right to directly appoint them. However, because the court has appointed Yang Zhao as the Minister of Daoxingtai in Henan, the little prince had the right to directly appoint them without asking the court for instructions first. Zhang Xutuo nodded and said, "Those who can win the favor of the prince must be the handsome man of the world. Can you ask the prince, who is this person?"

Yang Zhao smiled and said, "Governor Zhang must have heard of his reputation. This person is Li Mi, who was hanging books on Niujiao back then." Then he raised his hand and slapped his palms three times, and ordered Ouyang Si who was serving outside the living room, "Go and invite Master Li to come out and meet."

Ouyang Si took the order and left for a moment, he led a young man who was young and old. The young man's face was as beautiful as jade, graceful as his eyes, and his eyes were black and white, giving people a sense of self-conception. He looked so energetic in every move. It was Li Mi who was hereditary to "Pushan County Duke". Li Mi walked into the hall and bowed deeply to Yang Zhao, saying, "Li Mi has seen the prince." Then he turned slightly, bowed to Zhang Xutuo, and said, "I have met Lord Zhang." He bowed twice in succession, the sound in front was sincerely respectful, and the sound in the back was a bit of arrogance. It was because Zhang Xutuo was not a poor scholar, while Li Mi's great-grandfather, Duke of Wei, was one of the eight pillars of the founding state of the Western Wei Dynasty. His ancestors, fathers and fathers, were also generations of dukes and marquises, and his origins were much nobler than Zhang Xutuo.

This contempt was hidden very deeply. If you hadn't paid special attention, you wouldn't be able to detect it. Zhang Xutuo's eyes flashed, but he seemed to have no idea. He just held his fists and returned the salute and said in a deep voice: "It turns out that it is Duke of Pushan County. Zhang has long admired him."

Yang Zhao looked at the two of them with a smile and waved his hand, "You don't have to be polite, come, sit down and talk." Since returning to the position of the head, Zhang and Li also sat on the left and right. The little prince bent his fingers and hit several cases and said, "Master Li is a far-reaching ambition, talented and civilized. He is also careful and resourceful. Governor Zhang is upright and selfless, brave to take responsibility, and makes determinations. Both of them are outstanding people. As long as they work together, I believe there is nothing difficult in this world. I have a deep hope for you."

When Yang Zhao went to Yang Su's mansion to attend a banquet, he thought about whether to take the initiative to kill Li Mi, the misfortune. However, at this time, Li Mi was not manifested in nature, had no bad deeds, and had a good reputation among the children of the high-ranking clans. He rashly killed people, but it was not understandable to the emperor. So the little prince retreated and asked Li Mi to recruit him. Li Mi was very fame and was a guest at Yang Su's mansion for a long time, but he could not get Yang Su's recommendation to serve in his heart.

He was already extremely anxious. When he saw the King of Henan extending an olive branch, he took it on the spot without hesitation. Yang Su originally admired Li Mi very much, but he didn't think about using him immediately. Instead, he wanted to keep him for his son Yang Xuangan. Seeing that Li Mi was so eager to become an official, he ignored his painstaking efforts and felt unhappy. On the surface, he was generous and let go, but secretly decided to suppress Li Mi to death, so that he would stay in the Henan Palace for the rest of his life.

Unexpectedly, on the second day after the banquet, Yang Xuan was born, and he felt that he woke up his memories and martial arts in his previous life. He was dominated by the consciousness of Xiang Yu, the king of Western Chu, and intended to kill Liu Bang (Yang Jian) ​​in the palace. Yang Su and his son became imperial criminals and could no longer gain a foothold in Daxing City and fled. Later, the emperor Yang Jian began to purify Yang Su's party members one by one in the court. In order to obtain the authentic Six Divine Arts and two magic palm artifacts, Yang Zhao went to the Southern Barbarians and completely forgot about Li Mi.

As a result, the situation of this Pushan County Duke was terrible. Li Mi had always had close contact with Yang Su, and even had brothers with Yang Xuangan and Yang Xuanzong brothers, and they talked about each other. There were really no children of the Daxingcheng family who didn't know about this. So the first group of people from the Ministry of Justice came to Li Mi and invited him back for details. In fact, although Li Mi was not very famous, she was still not qualified to enter the core and secrets of Yang Su's party, so naturally she couldn't say anything - but unfortunately no one was willing to believe it.

Li Mi complained and hurriedly brought out the protector of the King of Henan. However, the recruitment of the little prince was just a verbal promise, and he had no time to formally introduce him to the shogunate. Li Jing, who stayed in the presidency of the palace, told the truth, so the head of the Ministry of Justice did not care about it. In short, it would rather kill a thousand mistakes than let one person go. Li Mi was imprisoned in the Tianzhuo of the Ministry of Justice. Although he did not torture and forced confessions, the cell was still clean and tidy, although Li Mi's family had declined, he was still a child of aristocratic families. How could he have suffered such a hardship in his life? Naturally, he lived like a year.

A few days ago, Yang Zhao returned to Daxing and was appointed by Yang Jian as the Minister of the Daoxingtai of Henan Province, asking him to come to Luoyang to conquer the situation. Li Jing happened to talk to him about Li Mi again, and the little prince remembered the unlucky Duke of Pushan County. Thinking of his visit to Luoyang, he really lacked talent to be the only one around him, so he specially entered the Tai Chi Palace again and proposed to Yang Jian to promote Li Mi as the governor of Luozhou. Yang Jian followed suit and took Li on the same day.
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